Saturday, 5 November 2016

Call to exempt electric vehicles from GST ambitThe government should exempt electric vehicles from the ambit of Goods and Services Tax (GST) as the sector significantly contributes in reducing vehicular pollution, industry association SMEV on Saturday said.

Private sector needs to invest big-time: Arun JaitleyFinance minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said public and foreign investment remains intact, but private sector expansion is needed in a big way to let the economy start firing on all cylinders. Jaitley called upon the banking sector to support corporates to propel growth.

Paris climate agreement becomes international lawScientists praised the speed at which the agreement, signed by 192 parties last December in Paris, has come into force. So far, 96 countries, accounting for just over two-thirds of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, have formally joined the accord.

Thousands in South Korea call for President to quitTens of thousands of South Koreans poured into the streets of downtown Seoul on Saturday, using words including ``treason'' and ``criminal'' to demand that President Park Geun-hye step down amid an explosive political scandal.

It's going to be a close race, help Clinton: ObamaUS President Barack Obama acknowledged that the presidential election would be a "close race" and urged his supporters in the key battleground state of North Carolina, in particular the African-American community, to vote for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.

Melania Trump modeled in US prior to getting work visaThe details of Mrs Trump's early paid modeling work in the US, before she had legal permission to work in the country, emerged in the final days of a presidential campaign in which her husband, Donald Trump, has taken a hard line on immigration laws and those who violate them.

New virtual reality system lets you 'feel' rainDisney Research has developed a 360-degree virtual reality application using a unique chair to provide full body sensations that enables users to add customisable "feel effects" such as falling rain or a beating heart. Users can select from a library of feel effects which is also assembled by Disney

NASA satellites break Guinness World RecordNASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale mission has set Guinness World Record for highest altitude fix of a GPS signal, at 70,000 kilometres above the surface of Earth. Earlier this year, MMS achieved the closest flying separation of multi-spacecraft formation with only 7.2 km between the four satellites.

Apple slashes prices of iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus by up to Rs 22,000Apple has announced biggest-ever price drop for its smartphones in India. Under the new pricing, iPhone 6S (128GB), carying an MRP of Rs 82,000, will now be available at an MRP of Rs 60,000. iPhone 6s Plus (128GB) will now be available at an MRP of Rs 70,000, the smartphone too has received a price cut of Rs 22,000. Apple's 4-inch smartphone iPhone SE, too has got a price cut. The 64GB version of iPhone SE will now be available at Rs 44,000.

IGNOU to launch certificate course on Sand ArtIndira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will launch a certificate course on sand art as a first of its kind in the country. Noted sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik from Odisha will help the university to design and develop the programme.

ICSE board favours detention policy from Class VIICSE's Arathoon said they would want to put in place a cumulative assessment system from Classes VI to XII, based on a comprehensive continuous evaluation. Once the Cabinet ratifies the CABE recommendation, the Council will advise all affiliated schools to re-introduce a detention system, he said.

Huge traffic jam on Mumbai's Eastern Freeway as 6 die in accidentSix people, most of them from one family, were killed in an accident on the Eastern Freeway in south Mumbai on Saturday morning. Three others are injured and have been rushed to the JJ hospital. The accident led to a massive traffic jam on the Eastern Freeway's south-bound stretch with the backlog stretching upto Sewri, police said.

Pilot lets car mechanics 'fix' copter, groundedA pilot of private chopper owned by a Mumbai-based company has landed in trouble for allegedly allowing two car mechanics to fix some problem in the engine of the helicopter. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) grounded the pilot after getting information about the matter.

IGNOU to launch certificate course on Sand ArtIndira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will launch a certificate course on sand art as a first of its kind in the country. Noted sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik from Odisha will help the university to design and develop the programme.

Govt to check record of jail guardsMadhya Pradesh jail minister Kusum Mehdele on Friday said that prison staff working at the residence of jail officials, secretaries and ministers will be shifted back to jail duty. Mehdele denied that more than 60% jail guards were not present at the time of the SIMI jailbreak.

'Haryana ahead of Punjab in economic growth'Haryana finance minister Abhimanyu Singh told the state assembly on Friday that Haryana was far ahead of Punjab in economic growth.Captain Abhimanyu gave a comparison between the fiscal figures of the two states.